Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita — Chapter 18
SiP 4 18.1
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। त्वया सूत महाभाग श्राविता ह्यद्भुता कथा ।। महाकालाख्यलिंगस्य निजभक्तसुरक्षिकः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || tvayā sūta mahābhāga śrāvitā hyadbhutā kathā || mahākālākhyaliṃgasya nijabhaktasurakṣikaḥ
The sages said: O Sūta, greatly blessed one, you have indeed made us hear a wondrous story—(that) of the liṅga called Mahākāla, who well protects his own devotees.
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SiP 4 18.2
ज्योतिर्लिंगं चतुर्थं च कृपया वद वित्तम।। ॐकारं परमेशस्य सर्वपातकहारिणः
jyotirliṃgaṃ caturthaṃ ca kṛpayā vada vittama|| oṃkāraṃ parameśasya sarvapātakahāriṇaḥ
And graciously tell (us) of the fourth jyotirliṅga, O best of the knowing — the Oṃkāra (liṅga) of the Supreme Lord, who removes all sins.
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SiP 4 18.4
सूत उवाच।। ॐकारे परमेशाख्यं लिंगमासीद्यथा द्विजाः।। तथा वक्ष्यामि वः प्रीत्या श्रूयतां परमर्षयः।। कस्मिंश्चित्समये चाञ नारदो भगवान्मुनिः।। गोकर्णाख्यं शिवं गत्वा सिषेवे परभक्तिमान् ।। सूत उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा नारदस्तस्माज्जगाम च यथागतम् ।। विन्ध्यश्च परितप्तो वै धिग्वै मे जीवितादिकम् एवं च समये देवा ऋपयश्चामलाशयाः ।। संपूज्य शंकरं तत्र स्थातव्यमिति चाबुवन्
sūta uvāca|| oṃkāre parameśākhyaṃ liṃgamāsīdyathā dvijāḥ|| tathā vakṣyāmi vaḥ prītyā śrūyatāṃ paramarṣayaḥ|| kasmiṃścitsamaye cāña nārado bhagavānmuniḥ|| gokarṇākhyaṃ śivaṃ gatvā siṣeve parabhaktimān || sūta uvāca || ityuktvā nāradastasmājjagāma ca yathāgatam || vindhyaśca paritapto vai dhigvai me jīvitādikam evaṃ ca samaye devā ṛpayaścāmalāśayāḥ || saṃpūjya śaṃkaraṃ tatra sthātavyamiti cābuvan
Sūta said: How the liṅga named Parameśa came to be in Oṃkāra, O twice-born ones, that I shall tell you with affection; listen, O supreme sages. And at a certain time the lord, the sage Nārada, having gone to Śiva known as Gokarṇa, worshipped (him), being full of supreme devotion. Sūta said: Having spoken thus, Nārada went from there just as he had come. And Vindhya was greatly distressed: "Fie indeed on my life and all the rest!" And at that time the gods and the sages of pure heart, having worshipped Śaṃkara there, said, "(He) should remain here."
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SiP 4 18.5
ततस्स आगतो विन्ध्यं नगेशं मुनिसत्तमः।। तत्रैव पूजितस्तेन बहुमानपुरस्सरम्
tatassa āgato vindhyaṃ nageśaṃ munisattamaḥ|| tatraiva pūjitastena bahumānapurassaram
Then that best of sages came to Vindhya, the lord of mountains; and right there he was honored by him with great respect.
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SiP 4 18.6
मयि सर्वं विद्यते च न न्यूनं हि कदाचन।। इति भावं समास्थाय संस्थितो नारदाग्रतः
mayi sarvaṃ vidyate ca na nyūnaṃ hi kadācana|| iti bhāvaṃ samāsthāya saṃsthito nāradāgrataḥ
"Everything exists in me, and there is never any deficiency" — settling into that attitude, he stood before Nārada.
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SiP 4 18.7
तन्मानं तत्तदा श्रुत्वा नारदो मानहा ततः।। निश्श्वस्य संस्थितस्तत्र श्रुत्वाविन्ध्योऽब्रवीदिदम्
tanmānaṃ tattadā śrutvā nārado mānahā tataḥ|| niśśvasya saṃsthitastatra śrutvāvindhyo'bravīdidam
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 4 18.8
विन्ध्य उवाच ।। किं न्यूनं च त्वया दृष्टं मयि निश्श्वासकारणम् ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्स महामुनिः
vindhya uvāca || kiṃ nyūnaṃ ca tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ mayi niśśvāsakāraṇam || tacchrutvā nārado vākyamabravītsa mahāmuniḥ
Vindhya said: "What deficiency have you seen in me, that is the cause of your sighing?" Hearing that, Nārada, the great sage, spoke (these) words:
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SiP 4 18.9
।। नारद उवाच ।। विद्यते त्वयि सर्वं हि मेरुरुच्चतरः पुनः ।। देवेष्वपि विभागोऽस्य न तवास्ति कदाचन
|| nārada uvāca || vidyate tvayi sarvaṃ hi meruruccataraḥ punaḥ || deveṣvapi vibhāgo'sya na tavāsti kadācana
Nārada said: Everything indeed is found in you; yet Meru is higher. He has a share even among the gods, which you never have.
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SiP 4 18.11
विश्वेश्वरं तथा शंभुमाराध्य च तपाम्यहम् ।। इति निश्चित्य मनसा शंकर शरणं गतः
viśveśvaraṃ tathā śaṃbhumārādhya ca tapāmyaham || iti niścitya manasā śaṃkara śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
"And so, having worshipped Viśveśvara, Śambhu, I will practise austerity" — having resolved thus in his mind, he went to Śaṅkara for refuge.
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SiP 4 18.12
जगाम तत्र सुप्रीत्या ह्योंकारो यत्र वै स्वयम् ।। चकार च पुनस्तत्र शिवमूर्तिश्च पार्थिवीम्
jagāma tatra suprītyā hyoṃkāro yatra vai svayam || cakāra ca punastatra śivamūrtiśca pārthivīm
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SiP 4 18.13
आराध्य च तदा शंभुं षण्मासं स निरन्तरम्।। न चचाल तपस्थानाच्छिवध्यानपरायणः
ārādhya ca tadā śaṃbhuṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ sa nirantaram|| na cacāla tapasthānācchivadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ
And then, having worshipped Śambhu continuously for six months, he did not stir from his place of austerity, being wholly devoted to meditation on Śiva.
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SiP 4 18.14
एवं विंध्यतपो दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नः पार्वतीपतिः ।। स्वरूपं दर्शयामास दुर्ल्लभं योगिनामपि
evaṃ viṃdhyatapo dṛṣṭvā prasannaḥ pārvatīpatiḥ || svarūpaṃ darśayāmāsa durllabhaṃ yogināmapi
Thus, seeing Vindhya's austerity, the husband of Pārvatī, well pleased, showed (him) his own form, which is hard to obtain even for yogins.
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SiP 4 18.15
प्रसन्नस्स तदोवाच ब्रूहि त्वं मनसेप्सितम् ।। तपसा ते प्रसन्नोस्मि भक्तानामीप्सितप्रदः
prasannassa tadovāca brūhi tvaṃ manasepsitam || tapasā te prasannosmi bhaktānāmīpsitapradaḥ
Pleased, he then said: "Speak—(tell me) what is desired in your mind. I am pleased with your austerity; I grant what devotees desire."
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SiP 4 18.16
विन्ध्य उवाच ।। यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश बुद्धिं देहि यथेप्सिताम् ।। स्वकार्यसाधिनीं शंभो त्वं सदा भक्तवत्सलः
vindhya uvāca || yadi prasanno deveśa buddhiṃ dehi yathepsitām || svakāryasādhinīṃ śaṃbho tvaṃ sadā bhaktavatsalaḥ
Vindhya said: If you are pleased, lord of gods, grant me the understanding I desire, one that accomplishes my own purpose, O Śambhu; you are always fond of your devotees.
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SiP 4 18.17
सूत उवाच ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवाञ्छंभुश्चिचेत हृदये चिरम्।। परोपतापदं विन्ध्यो वरमिच्छति मूढधीः
sūta uvāca || tacchrutvā bhagavāñchaṃbhuściceta hṛdaye ciram|| paropatāpadaṃ vindhyo varamicchati mūḍhadhīḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that, the lord Śambhu pondered long in his heart: "Vindhya, dull of mind, wishes for a boon that brings distress to others."
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SiP 4 18.18
किं करोमि यदेतस्मै वरदानं भवेच्छुभम् ।। मद्दत्तं परदुःखाय वरदानं यथा नहि
kiṃ karomi yadetasmai varadānaṃ bhavecchubham || maddattaṃ paraduḥkhāya varadānaṃ yathā nahi
"What shall I do, so that the giving of a boon to him may be auspicious, and so that a boon given by me may not be for another's sorrow?"
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SiP 4 18.19
।। सूत उवाच ।। तथापि दत्तवाञ् शंभुस्तस्मै तद्वरमुत्तमम् ।। विध्यपर्वतराज त्वं यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
|| sūta uvāca || tathāpi dattavāñ śaṃbhustasmai tadvaramuttamam || vidhyaparvatarāja tvaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru
Sūta said: Even so, Śambhu gave him that excellent boon: "Vindhya, king of mountains, do as you wish."
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SiP 4 18.21
तच्छुत्वा देववचनं प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः।। तथैव कृतवान्प्रीत्या लोकानां सुखहेतवे
tacchutvā devavacanaṃ prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ|| tathaiva kṛtavānprītyā lokānāṃ sukhahetave
Hearing that speech of the god, the pleased Supreme Lord did just so, out of affection, for the sake of the happiness of the worlds.
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SiP 4 18.22
ॐ कारं चैव यल्लिंगमेकं तच्च द्विधा गतम् ।। प्रणवे चैव ॐकारनामासीत्स सदाशिवः
oṃ kāraṃ caiva yalliṃgamekaṃ tacca dvidhā gatam || praṇave caiva oṃkāranāmāsītsa sadāśivaḥ
And that liṅga which was one, the Oṃkāra, became twofold: in the Praṇava that Sadāśiva bore the name Oṃkāra;
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SiP 4 18.23
पार्थिवे चैव यज्जातं तदासीत्परमेश्वरः ।। भक्ताभीष्टप्रदौ चोभौ भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदौ द्विजाः
pārthive caiva yajjātaṃ tadāsītparameśvaraḥ || bhaktābhīṣṭapradau cobhau bhuktimuktipradau dvijāḥ
and that which arose in the earthen (liṅga) was the Supreme Lord — both grant the devotees' desires and bestow enjoyment and liberation, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 4 18.24
तत्पूजां च तदा चक्रुर्देवाश्च ऋषयस्तथा ।। प्रापुर्वराननेकांश्च संतोष्य वृषभध्वजम्
tatpūjāṃ ca tadā cakrurdevāśca ṛṣayastathā || prāpurvarānanekāṃśca saṃtoṣya vṛṣabhadhvajam
Then the gods and likewise the sages performed his worship, and having gratified the bull-bannered one they obtained many boons.
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SiP 4 18.25
स्वस्वस्थानं ययुर्देवा विन्ध्योपि मुदितोऽधिकम् ।। कार्य्यं साधितवान्स्वीयं परितापं जहौ द्विजाः
svasvasthānaṃ yayurdevā vindhyopi mudito'dhikam || kāryyaṃ sādhitavānsvīyaṃ paritāpaṃ jahau dvijāḥ
The gods went each to his own place, and Vindhya too was exceedingly delighted; he accomplished his own purpose and abandoned his distress, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 4 18.26
य एवं पूजयेच्छंभुं मातृगर्भं वसेन्न हि ।। यदभीष्टफलं तच्च प्राप्नुयान्नात्र संशय
ya evaṃ pūjayecchaṃbhuṃ mātṛgarbhaṃ vasenna hi || yadabhīṣṭaphalaṃ tacca prāpnuyānnātra saṃśaya
Whoever worships Śambhu thus does not dwell in a mother's womb (again), and he obtains whatever fruit he desires — there is no doubt here.
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SiP 4 18.27
सूत उवाच ।। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातमोंकारप्रभवे फलम् ।। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि केदारं लिंगमुत्तमम्
sūta uvāca || etatte sarvamākhyātamoṃkāraprabhave phalam || ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kedāraṃ liṃgamuttamam
Sūta said: All this fruit arising from the Oṃkāra has been told to you; hereafter I shall proclaim Kedāra, the supreme liṅga.
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